{"id":437,"date":"2025-07-17T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/437\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:10:08","slug":"england-v-sweden-live-kick-off-time-team-news-and-latest-updates-for-lionesses-womens-euro-2025-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/437\/","title":{"rendered":"England v Sweden live: Kick-off time, team news and latest updates for Lionesses\u2019 Women\u2019s Euro 2025 quarter-final"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>England look ahead to ‘physical, direct’ Sweden<\/p>\n

Georgia Stanway on England\u2019s quarter-final against Sweden, who the Lionesses defeated 4-0 in the Euro 2022 semi-finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve got a lot of experience against them. Obviously they’re tough, they’re physical, they’re more direct. I’m not sure we’ve faced that so far in our group, but we do have a lot of experience against them. We review this game and we’ve got a few days’ rest and then we’ll do what we can to put ourselves in the best possible position.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s tournament football. I think anything can happen in 90 minutes. I think we just need to continue where we’ve been. If we have the intensity that we had against the Netherlands, if we press the way that we pressed tonight, if we win the ball back as much as we did today. We can only control what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GeorgiaGeorgia Stanway of England celebrates scoring (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 14:02<\/p>\n

<\/a>England thrash Wales before an unspoken boost ignites Euro 2025 hopes<\/p>\n

“I think we’re in a good place,” Sarina Wiegman said of England\u2019s 6-1 win over Wales. That might not just apply to the performance.<\/p>\n

Although this was the biggest win of Euro 2025 so far, the victory that might have been most significant for England on the night was perhaps in Basel. France\u2019s 5-2 comeback win against the Netherlands ensured Wiegman\u2019s team finished second, to go into what looks like the more forgiving side of the draw.<\/p>\n

Miguel Delaney17 July 2025 13:41<\/p>\n

<\/a>What is the England team news?<\/p>\n

Sarina Wiegman named an unchanged team ahead of the Wales game, for the first time since the 2023 World Cup, and the England head coach may decide to keep with a winning formula.<\/p>\n

Ella Toone has been in impressive form since returning to the midfield while Lauren James has looked more comfortable playing on the right wing. England have also been more solid defensively since Alex Greenwood and Jess Carter swapped positions in the back four.<\/p>\n

Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones both scored against Wales after coming off the bench, so England have plenty of options on the bench should Wiegman decides she needs an impact later in the game.<\/p>\n

Possible England XI; Hampton; Bronze, Williamson, Carter, Greenwood; Walsh, Stanway, Toone; James, Russo, Hemp<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 13:22<\/p>\n

<\/a>United in grief, Ella Toone and Beth Mead form a special bond to shine at Euro 2025<\/p>\n

Ella Toone stopped and sent a kiss towards the sky. In moments such as scoring for your country at a major tournament, the most important people can become those who are not there. Toone is 25 and is already appearing at her third major tournament for England. But it\u2019s also the first she has played in since the loss of her father Nick to prostate cancer last September. Another goal at Euro 2025 was dedicated to the memory of her most reliable supporter.<\/p>\n

Her grief, though, has not disappeared. Every day is different and being away from home at a major tournament can present its own challenges. But when Toone is with England she can rely on the support and guidance of Beth Mead, who lost her mother June to ovarian cancer in January 2023 – just six months after winning the Euros. This is Mead\u2019s first tournament since losing a parent, too, and the forward also pointed to the sky as she scored in England\u2019s 6-1 win over Wales.<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 13:02<\/p>\n

<\/a>Sarina Wiegman demands ‘proper England’ in Euro 2025 quarter-final<\/p>\n

Sarina Wiegman on the phrase that England can\u2019t stop talking ahead of their Euro 2025 quarter-final with Sweden. <\/p>\n

\u201cProper England is who we are and what we want to show and of course that has to do with our tactics, how we want to play, but also our behaviours, how we want to support each other together, work really hard and of course play to our strengths too, so when we do that we think the chance of winning is the highest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SarinaSarina Wiegman is demanding England deliver in their quarter-final with Sweden (The FA via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 12:41<\/p>\n

<\/a>Why England were right to show no mercy in ruthless destruction of Wales<\/p>\n

For a Wales team who have brought so much passion, colour and pride to Euro 2025, this was no way to go home. As one, Wales stood in front of their Red Wall in St Gallen, and there is certainly no disgrace in losing to England, France and the Netherlands in what was their major tournament debut.<\/p>\n

But England had to be ruthless, and a 6-1 win to finish the group stage sends a message. \u201cSweden should be scared,\u201d said Ella Toone, and this performance showed why as Sarina Wiegman\u2019s side returned to their destructive best with the biggest win of Euro 2025 so far.<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 12:41<\/p>\n

<\/a>England’s previous quarter-finals under Sarina Wiegman <\/p>\n

Once England have reached the knockout stages of a major tournament under Sarina Wiegman they have only ever gone on to reach the final, winning the Euros in 2022 and finishing runners-up at the World Cup in 2023. <\/p>\n

They have actually trailed both quarter-finals they have played under Wiegman, however, first to Spain at Euro 2022 and then against Colombia at World Cup 2023. <\/p>\n

Against Spain, Ella Toone equalised with five minutes to go before Georgia Stanway scored the winner in extra time. Alessia Russo fired England to the World Cup semi-finals in 2023. <\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 12:20<\/p>\n

<\/a>Sarina Wiegman pleased to ‘keep the momentum’ in win over Wales<\/p>\n

Sarina Wiegman: \u201cOf course, [I\u2019m pleased] that we won, that we scored six goals, and big parts of the game we dominated.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it was very clear we were going to win the game but of course, you need to keep the momentum but it was a very good game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew ahead of this tournament we knew this group was really hard, and then when you lose the first game of course there is a massive urgency to win the other two.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, with the score between France and the Netherlands, that wasn\u2019t that urgent but you want to keep it on your own hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it gave us a lot of learnings again with the team and it brought us together after that first loss, so I think that is pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 12:02<\/p>\n

<\/a>Inside England\u2019s \u2018positive clique\u2019 and the celebration keeping the Lionesses together<\/p>\n

There are cliques forming in the England camp. This could be seen as problematic. At a major tournament, it could indicate squad disharmony and fractures between groups, instead of a unified approach.<\/p>\n

Not for the Lionesses at Euro 2025. There is instead the \u201cpositive clique\u201d. It is named after the positive clickers, the group of substitutes who began on the bench against the Netherlands and Wales but celebrated goals from Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones by snapping their fingers and embracing each other on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Jamie Braidwood17 July 2025 11:42<\/p>\n

<\/a>Chloe Kelly: Sweden won’t go under the radar against England<\/p>\n

Chloe Kelly said England\u2019s players are aware of how dangerous Sweden can be, even if they sometimes go under the radar as potential winners at major competitions. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure, one that we definitely respect as England, maybe a team that sometimes do go under the radar, but the quality that they’ve shown consistently in many tournaments is impressive. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey have such talent throughout their whole squad, so it’s a game that we’re fully preparing for and doing our homework to be at our best on the night because that’s what we need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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